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Born 2 blog. Covering climate. Professionally nosy. News & UX u can use. Friend-aunt. Knitter. Of the prairie.
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sam @wisconsam.bsky.social · Oct 10
My latest story dives into how structural and social transphobia make trans people more vulnerable to disaster and also shares lessons in community care
climateconnections.bsky.social Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · Oct 10
After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:
When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind  » Yale Climate Connections
Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations. 
yaleclimateconnections.org
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
MNSPJ condemns St. Paul police attacks on journalists The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns attacks on journalists by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, during a federal operation in St. Paul. At least three local photojournalists were injured by less-lethal munitions deployed by St. Paul police officers while covering the story. One was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. All three journalists were clearly identified as press with badges and/or vests, in addition to having cameras in hand, clearly at work. All three photojournalists and multiple other local journalists on scene were also injured by chemical irritants. Kerem Yücel, with MPR News, was hit by a less-lethal munition in the shoulder and was transported to a hospital by ambulance. He has since been released and is recovering. Tim Evans, a freelance photojournalist with Reuters, was struck in the stomach with a pepper ball round. Aaron Nesheim, a photojournalist with Sahan Journal, was struck in the head with a pepper ball round. Evans and Nesheim did not require hospitalization. The three journalists hit by munitions shared with MNSPJ that they believe they were targeted by law enforcement for doing their jobs. Photojournalists are on the frontlines of documenting history and it is imperative that they are kept safe and their First Amendment rights are protected. Attacking journalists sends a message to both journalists and everyday citizens that their First Amendment rights will not be respected. The First Amendment protects the rights of journalists to report on their communities and provide information that communities need — information that, on Tuesday, was not transparently available from any law enforcement agency. We demand answers from St. Paul city leadership about why the city’s police department attacked our colleagues and a commitment to seeing that this will never happen again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Turn the tables 🔄
climateconnections.bsky.social Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2h
How to talk about climate change at the Thanksgiving table: Ask your loved ones to help YOU figure out how to take more climate action.

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Talk about this on Thanksgiving
How to talk about climate change at the dinner table.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
The best decision I made this year was switching from CBT to somatic therapy. I've never been this in control of my anxiety in my adult life.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
I don’t like cooking meat but we got a little turkey from the conscious carnivore and are gonna make Sean Sherman’s roast turkey, wild onions, maple squash, and cranberry sauce recipe.
Photo of the Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen cookbook by Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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oops i just bought a small beginners loom
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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freedom.press
Journalists should never be arrested for doing their jobs.

Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A flyer for a show called “MAMMA MAGI! The Panto” the text is stylized like Mamma Mia! There are also silhouettes of three football players pointing at a slice of Swiss cheese
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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And, as always: fuck transphobes and transphobia - I do not care in the slightest that the pope sometimes makes the right noises on climate.
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
Went to a wedding on an island in the Mississippi and couldn’t help noticing that five of the nine times the venue has flooded were since 2000
Flood lines on a wall. The lowest line is 2023, then 1993, then 2019, then 2014, then 2023, then 1952, then 1997, then 2001, then 1969 which was about as tall as a doorway, then the highest was 1965.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
I put the recording of my interview with Couples Therapy psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik on our @climateconnections.bsky.social YouTube channel if you prefer watching conversations!

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Couples Therapy's Orna Guralnik thinks climate change is affecting your relationship
YouTube video by YaleClimateConnections
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November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
increasingly thinking about how we live in a world in which a lot of people are getting information from chatbots that scrape the public internet and a lot of truth (good reporting) is tucked behind paywalls and the publicly available websites (the CDC lol) are are spreading mis/disinfo
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
My new friend in skating class is 11 and today I saw her dad and he looked my age 👵🏻
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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climateconnections.bsky.social
"Really, we need to be thinking about communities rather than about smaller units, and less about bowing down to this kind of extreme form of capitalism, and more about sustainability, shared resources, kind of an anti-capitalist idea of the family."

yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
Couples therapist Orna Guralnik thinks climate change is affecting your relationship » Yale Climate Connections
An interview with the psychoanalyst at the center of the hit Showtime docuseries ‘Couples Therapy.’
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
I interviewed America's favorite couples therapist, Orna Guralnik, about how climate change is affecting our relationships.

I had a great conversation & have been excited to share it with you since it happened!

yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/coup...
Couples therapist Orna Guralnik thinks climate change is affecting your relationship » Yale Climate Connections
An interview with the psychoanalyst at the center of the hit Showtime docuseries ‘Couples Therapy.’
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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climateconnections.bsky.social
We need reliable, bold climate coverage now more than ever. Our weather is getting more extreme and dangerous, and climate solutions are cheaper and more accessible than ever. Will you support our end-of-year fundraising campaign?
Why donate to Yale Climate Connections? » Yale Climate Connections
Only 28% of Americans regularly hear about climate change in the media, but 77% want to hear those stories.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
another slightly unhinged photoshop collage by yours truly
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
My partner makes my life better in infinite ways but perhaps the most impactful is we go to sleep early lol. It’s so good for my anxiety tbh. And the second she is out of town for a night I’m back on my 1 am internet scrolling bullshit
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
Daniel Grassl conclave program is soooo silly
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
wisconsam.bsky.social
Where is figure skating bluesky I miss skating Twitter sm
November 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
Yeah, signed wisconsinite who won’t vote for a transphobe
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
Loved reading this Q&A and think Wesseler is a great interviewer. I especially loved how she pushed back with some autonomous vehicle skepticism.
climateconnections.bsky.social Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12d
“The biggest reason there aren't more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they've basically been banned … People feel they need a car, and then we mistake that as people wanting a car, when really they just didn't have an alternative.” – Ryan Johnson, Culdesac founder
This car-free neighborhood was designed to revolutionize American cities » Yale Climate Connections
A discussion with the founder of Culdesac, a real estate developer devoted to building walkable places.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
wisconsam.bsky.social
I took a reusable gift bag sewing class tonight
Two drawstring bags one in a pink floral fabric and one in a marbled purple. They both have dramatic gold cords as the draw string
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM